Production Co-Ordinator

We are looking on behalf of our well-established client in St Albans for a Production Coordinator to assist with the development and order cycle of a variety of FMCG categories with a focus on their health and beauty ranges.

• 22 days holiday, this goes up to 25 after 5 years' service, free parking and pension.

• Salary is £28-35k per annum depending on background.
• Mon - Fri - 9:00am - 17:30pm office based.

• Reporting into Head of production
• Working internally with Account Managers, QA, Operations & Design teams
• Liaising daily with factories in the Far East, UK & Europe
• Managing production deadlines according to a critical path
• Reviewing and user trailing new samples, quality checks and approving pre-production
• Briefing in and signing off packaging artwork and user manuals
• Completing customer documentation to ensure successful setup and delivery of products

• Minimum 1 years background in production/manufacturing
• Experience with health and beauty products is ideal
• Good understanding of the production process, effective prioritising, planning and attention to detail
• Good understanding of different types of packaging, print, barcodes, UK retail product systems
• Excellent organisation and communication skills
• Good multi-tasking and problem-solving skills
• Comprehensive in Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Self-motivated and proactive
• Work well on own initiative but also within a team.
• Ideal if have used SAP system previously, however not required